The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2125
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.91° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.92° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.